Super Mario Land (Game Boy Color) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy game, Super Mario Land.
This version of the game has been patched to support color when running on a Game Boy Color system. For more information on how to play this game in color, check out www.romhacking...
I've always loved this game. I first got it when I got my Game Boy for Christmas back in 1989, and have played it so many times in the years since. I thought that the work that was done to colorize this was really neat and suited the game well, so I figured I'd record a video of it in case anyone else was interested. It does work just fine on a real Game Boy Color with a flashcart!
The video was recorded using the GBC LCD shader in Retroarch to give it that classic old-school hardware look that we all remember so well.
Update:
Just in time for Game Boy's 30th birthday, toruzz has just released a brand-new colorized version that he calls Super Mario Land DX, and it's an extremely impressive update. Be sure to check out my new recording of it here: • Super Mario Land DX (G...
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@jonathanredford215]

Loved this as a kid. The uniqueness of it's stuck with me. The different world, levels, enemies, certain mechanics, etc. The mario land series in general was so well done. The charm was there

[@erainmartinez8175]

After 32 years still pretty great

[@manuelk1853]

Sad that it was never continued

[@christianmelendez4391]

😊

[@flaschenghost83]

Thank you for allowing me to be a child again for 30 minutes, great job!

[@R-Number-1]

Yeah me too

[@darian1311]

replay the video xd

[@edwardgaines6561]

This playthrough helped with my depression.

[@dimosthenismarkatatos6801]

The best episode in my life was my childhood in the 90ies.

[@1ksubsbutwithnovideoschall278]

Actually, 31 minutes and 22 seconds.

[@kathrynpitt4973]

It may look primitive by modern standards, but this was an early gaming masterpiece.

[@_Majoras]

the soundtrack will always be timeless

[@aaronboothproduction]

Some of the best Game Boy music.

[@pev789]

Aaron Booth right!

[@CrestwoodRocks]

likes 1-3, 3-2 and 3-3

[@derpdiggler7413]

check out Castlevania 2 Belmont's revenge OST

[@wizzgamer]

Cristian Correa Dirty Boy 😂

[@SnowyFoxlinn]

Especially the ending theme

[@urukhaiorc4002]

RIP Gunpei Yokoi. Father of Gameboy and other hand held systems. My childhood was awsome because of you.

[@fingrati]

This is my go-to game when everything else stresses me out. The music, the gameplay, the hidden tricks, is just perfection.

[@erainmartinez8175]

I think the sequel was better

[@jose507]

My go to game to unwind is super mario 3

[@marybethbizzle]

yessssss because same

[@STBill]

5:02 When it's 6:00am and you own a cat.

[@minibosses192]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@original_sketcher]

LOL so true 11:10 When it’s 3:00 am, you just got in a boat and started going fishing.

[@reginal.898]

One of my first games when the Game Boy had just come out. And it will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@hendrysumadi824]

Me: battle bull.

[@Play-jv3oi]

I got mine in 1990 nothing like this

[@carlingnugent]

I can remember playing this game as a kid of about 5 during a power outage with the flashlight tucked in my neck! What an absolute masterpiece

[@jacedison]

Makes want to cry when I was kid playing this game and how much it means to me now since I’m going to be 29 this year. 2021...who else appreciates it more than they did when we were kids...

[@aleyn3683]

As a child I've never reached 2-3, but thank you for letting me remember my experience playing it as a child :) And yes, did I try and stuck on it eternally.

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

Sit on my face?

[@WORLD_STXR]

I've never been able to complete the whole game either the farthest I got was 3-1

[@knuclear200x]

Ive forgotten how different this game was to the main series. exploding troopas, no pause in transformations, fireballs can collect coins, and a more interesting atmosphere

[@NintendoComplete]

knuclear2010 Oh yeah, that's what you get with Yokoi at the helm instead of Miyamoto! The sequel was Yokoi as well. I liked them just as much as the main Mario games.

[@gonzalotorres5282]

knuclear2010 Don't forget Plane Mario! I hope if Daisy cones to the next smash bros, she could use the SML plane as her Final Smash..

[@767KirbyLord]

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the fireball power up called super ball or something like that?

[@waffle5422]

And don't forget the star invincibility song as the can can XD

[@MariaIsabellaZNN]

This game gave me a deep seated fear of Moai heads.

[@kunly8291]

Having gameboy at that time is like having iphone X

[@snes1683]

Still is

[@dumiclumic4423]

No. Gameboy much more better than Iphone X.

[@kostaspolyzos6540]

I would like a gameboy more than an iPhone

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Not anymore. The game is on my phone now.

[@kamehameha9265]

Even better

[@jonathanhk]

Not sure how many hours I have spent in this game when I was a child. Thanks for bringing all these memories back to me.

[@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen]

One of the achievements of my 4th grade self was finishing this by myself

[@gilgabro420]

@Demon Marauder not if you wanna get everything in the game

[@kamehameha9265]

Same lol

[@haydnplus]

How did you play that entire game with no deaths? You must have played this thousands of times to get good at it! Also, I love Super Mario Land and its music! Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@jootoobersters]

love this game, played and finished it multiple times as a kid.. very nostalgic end theme

[@cradleofdeath123]

I never got why they made the bosses bleet like a sheep when you shot them

[@dewitubeX1]

hahaha good point i didn't get that neither but i used to laugh at the sound every time.

[@Aqiraq77]

And why the starman theme is cancan

[@tailuigi]

@@MinecraftJer07 It was too difficult to give the shells complex collision and ricochet physics, so they just made them explode instead.

[@DoctorBabby]

@@tailuigi IIRC in the sequel there's actual Koopa shell collision somewhat. I guess when they made the 1st game they hadn't figured it out yet.

[@tailuigi]

@@DoctorBabby Indeed, by Super Mario Land 2, things were far more advanced!

[@syst3mwolf]

This game is so beautifully-designed. I wish they made games like these still. I really love the music.

[@David-re4kq]

23:55 best part of the game XD Satisfing

[@mariodelrio2387]

Yes XD

[@winkwest7166]

😫

[@ahmadgrunge1972]

Yeah i bit the player can play marbel very well.

[@raelfert5268]

23:58 hum look at the shape

[@pinkikayspectacles2226]

Agreed!😃

[@canowhoopass1949]

I remember my parents telling me to turn that shit off cause the sound effects annoyed them.

[@SmewthePew]

Same here,in the car on a roadtrip.Rc pro am about got me a beating

[@protobuster12]

I was playing about month ago in the living room on the 3DS Virtual Console and my dad recognized the music from when he used to have this game on his gameboy :D

[@canowhoopass1949]

69 likes SWEET

[@Siegmeyer_]

My mum actually owned a game boy colour and she had many games, she didn’t mind me playing when I was child lol

[@matthewscottshea]

I love the contrast between this and the 2nd game. 2nd is low key one of the best most creative Mario games of all time, but they went for higher detail leaving you with less viewable space on screen. Meanwhile, the 1st is a master class in minimal sprite design for optimal viewing space while maintaining enemy creativity and core series gameplay. Watching both in color thanks to dedicated fans is just wonderful.

[@blaketaylor230]

wow i’m overwhelmed with nostalgia and joy from the music and gameplay. the happiest moment of my life was beating this game as a kid👍

[@endermenon4836]

Y'all had to have had some mad gaming skills if you were able to get through this game, from the looks of it. I wasn't even born yet. I laud all of you who played and beat this game.

[@Danbu1988]

Don't wanna sound like one of those 'I am supergood, so it's supereasy'-people. But compared to most other games of that era of gaming this was probably in the lower third when it comes to difficulty.

[@Poe-007]

👍🏽

[@volcanianthegreat]

@@Danbu1988 same. Never tried this but i beat MMDWR so prob can beat this

[@qui_dit_ben4528]

Wait.. So you're telling me that 7 year old me was *only the plane level away from beating the game*??? I'll have to dust off my gameboy colour and give it new batteries!!

[@Corre569]

Ikr I was so close from beating it too actually but them japenese chicks got me beat back then man if only I didn't give up :(.

[@johanneshauswirth7799]

Man, i literally was looking for this comment. I remember one day when I had a flu, i came that far as well. And i was certain it was just too hard. Looking this video i was like: "wait... thats it?" Its good to hear that out there there is another one going through the same. I hear you man.

[@kevinowens8282]

You should try playing it on the original Gameboy.

[@yoshi31713]

Thank you, Nintendo, for this wonderful and awesome childhood memory!

[@donaldobama7204]

@play I still remember that music nearly 20 years on. But I failed at the final boss when I replayed it just now sigh.

[@donaldobama7204]

@play Wow must be so much more nostalgic for you! I was about the same age, but played it in 2001 haha.

[@bryanseeds2222]

That "oh crap close call" jump @ 51 seconds brought back so many memories of frustration in childhood.. This was one of my favorite games when the GB first came out.

[@coffeebro287]

This game is a masterpiece.

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

What u trying to speak it into existence? THIS GAME SUCKS HORRIBLE GRAFIX ITS NOTHING COMPARED TO FORTNITE 😤

[@lethaoink7628]

Ulfric Stormcloak fortnite sucks

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

@@lethaoink7628 NOTHENG IS BETTER THEN FORTNATE 😤

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

@@thejgaming5601 FUG YOU

[@Mattroid99]

Seriously none of you understood sarcasm?

[@luke1618-h4v]

Music of this game still in my head all the times

[@JoeyD82288]

This game got me through so many family road trips!!

[@iamunabuenaventura196]

i forgot about it and seeing you play makes me feel nostalgic and really brings back fond childhood memories, thank you for that and btw you play very well. really satisfied 👍👍

[@GauravSharma-zx6ih]

My Nitendo Gameboy was lost and this was my favourite game, thanks to uploader as I'm watching this after 18-20 years

[@cptmuffy]

Played this back in 89 in 5th grade and I thought it was the greatest thing ever! Now I'm playing Odyssey :-D

[@CheddarBayBaby]

Nice. I didn’t get it till 93 when I was in 1st grade.

[@stantonbentley2534]

What a great job! It's amazing to see what people are doing with old games/hardware these days. But I have to say, the music is still the star of the show!

[@Mayiding2001]

It brings me back to my childhood. This game is nostalgic although I haven't played it.

[@ruko9876]

One of my top ten favourite games on Gameboy! Thanks for covering this.

[@NintendoComplete]

This colorized version of Super Mario Land may be unofficial but it looks great, and better yet, it runs just fine on the original Game Boy Color hardware!

[@mundogameplay121]

NintendoComplete excelente juegos clásico

[@Altern8One]

I've barely started watching this video and I'm already shocked! Whoever made this patch is awesome! But is there similar patch to SML2: 6 Golden Coins?

[@mundogameplay121]

Dominik Krzemiński ok

[@NintendoComplete]

Dominik Krzemiński I believe so, but I haven't really looked into it.

[@tailsthegreenninja2003]

Can you play Lego Alpha team for Gameboy color?

[@martinely3338]

Acabas de conseguir que regresara a mi niñez y hasta que se me saltasen las lágrimas de emoción. Gracias!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nathanaugustine2173]

When you find princess daisy, it sounds like lavender town a little bit.

[@gen5fan293]

Yeah, I’d say it also has some earthbound/mother vibes

[@greekretrogamer4355]

Memories...... On GB playing at night with this light accessory. It was on hell of a game the console was amazing, BEAUTIFUL CONSOLE !!!!

[@Edgar62815]

I think it's handheld but okay

[@helpkirbyhasagun_2047]

edgar onofre The switch is handheld and considered a console

[@scottfowler1506]

Princess Peach is gonna be ticked when she finds out Mario's been two-timing her with Princess Daisy.

[@LilyEmbargo]

Scott Fowler Isn't it hinted that Daisy is the daughter of one of the Mario Bros?

[@amagnificentsans-ation4142]

AND Pauline.

[@NimziOP]

@@LilyEmbargo no

[@angelaasare8697]

Peach did not know mario this time

[@nerdmetall]

Peach:You***********,you cheated!!!!!!

[@JayCoffeeTalk]

I love this game... Takes me back to growing up

[@frankiealec]

I remember my mom won a Gameboy color at a video store when I was a kid this game came with it so many memories of playing it with my sibs

[@donaldobama7204]

The nostalgia is painful. I remember playing this when I was younger, I still remember the music. I didn't know it was called Super Mario 'Land' though haha.

[@marcusbrasilite]

Each boss and world represents one of the 4 elements. That's pretty nice.

[@mspaperlapap7706]

I LOVED THIS GAME SO MUCH! I remember playing it for weeks as a child until I finished all the levels (the bosses usually scared the fluff out of me lol) and then starting all over after I did a couple rounds of Tetris ❤️ Those were the days!

[@honorarymancunian7433]

If you'd started over immediately (ie without turning off the game), you'd have got to play a harder version!

[@Bloodreign1]

@@honorarymancunian7433 And if you beat it twice without turning off the power, you can then play again, but be able to choose a starting level.

[@riotergr1]

I am 35 years old. I remember every secret of this game, even if I haven't been playing this since 1996.

[@chrissawyer1484]

When I was younger, I expected Daisy to change into something else at the end of level 4. I hadn't realized that the game was over.

[@C1audin]

I absolutely love this game. My favorite platformer of all time! And that’s really saying something. This game was so wired and unexpected. That’s what made it so good. Taking the traditional Mario we all know and love but getting a fresh start with the locations, items and enemies. It even saw Mario with another princess! Nowadays 2D mario games are SO formulaic. There fun, but this game is the best time I’ve had with a mario game. His first portable debut and his best adventure yet. Love ya Mario Land

[@Doctor_Bamias]

I love this music so much.This game has one of the greatest video games music ever

[@micheldiab5553]

I miss this so damn hard. I played this all day long in 1999

[@zebronics29854]

My childhood memories revisited... literally I cried. Transparent glass game boy , super Mario land and bionic commando. Those were the days.

[@jongandee4876]

There is a bit of graphical glitches. Look at the timer.

[@Christopher-N]

Blue highlights occasionally occur, as well as shading issues. Not sure why.

[@rbrtnewoneforeverandalways]

The UFO Easter Egg From Super Mario 3D Land Has Been There

[@ee-mn4nv]

probably cuz they soooooooooooo old i have one and they fun

[@mr.fisherwm]

@@rbrtnewoneforeverandalways in super Mario 3D land come this from Super Mario Land

[@UziH4X12]

@@Christopher-N ppppp

[@PrettyInPunk25]

Wow so cool to hear this again, thank you for uploading! :)

[@TheCookieJar69]

1:43 when my grandpa died

[@judd0453]

When mine died 1:11

[@jaxixteen]

@Connor 64 did it happen the 7th time

[@Youtuber-xi6qo]

Connor 64 because everyone was happy when he died and they celebrated.

[@fuackyoujj]

what a memorial gameplay. Thank you for fulling in the blank of my childhood regret.

[@My2Cents1]

R.I.P. Gumpei Yokoi. Your legacy lives on.

[@RallyDon82]

i remember when the gameboy was out all you used to hear is either the sound of tetris or this classic eminating from youngsters gameboys, including mine :D ahh those were the days

[@stale_cheeto]

Playing this game in one sitting with no deaths is really impressive. I couldn't have the patience to do that

[@TheKatangeseDollar]

OMG this brings back memories of my first gameboy. This was the first game that I got with it. I was obsessed with it when I was a kid.

[@caitsynth8591]

I remember fighting over this game with a relative of mine, I wanted to play it so did he, than my dad decided to break the game cartridge to end the fighting, I was horrified, I was like around 6 years old at the time, now I'm 28 and miss the old days.

[@gilgabro420]

wtf is wrong with him? jesus that's not how you solve conflicts and teaching kids something like this is just negligent.

[@AmyTheBrawler]

He deserves only the hottest spot in hell for that offense.

[@taylereasdon4765]

Great parenting

[@ApolutoKeno2010]

My whole childhood on a video. thank you.

[@imdavid4875]

Back in the day, life was so simple. i just have to return home before 6 and chores should be done before leaving house for neighbor's Gameboy. Those were fond memories.

[@OuroborosChoked]

No lie, the end theme to this game is one of the best video game songs of all time.

[@mtoffo2275]

I remember this game. You can see they tried very hard to create something with its own spirit. I still prefer the main entries but this game was good

[@lastannahme]

Hmm... feels like I could beat the game in one run if I were to pick up a game boy right now because I know and remember it so well even though the last time I played it was probably 25 years ago. Like every section had been "burned" into the memory of the brain. Frightening but also fascinating. Back then it was a different story of course.

[@silentopinion]

I love how the sub world's theme from this game made it as stage music in Super Mario Land 2 for that one stage in the Pumpkin zone.

[@Archira]

I love this game, it reminds me of my childhood. Your playing is so amazing!!

[@johannmuster9726]

WOW crazy to watch this now as a 30 years old man:-D

[@michaelalexanderrikel79]

This is the first game that I've played in GameBoy... the memories... ❤❤

[@granddaddyHerps]

i randomly had a core memory of this game pop into my head. i google mario game with stonehedge heads and found it. the music really set the nostalgia in full. the water level where you shoot was my favorite level, but also caused me the most grief. what a great game.

[@FriedRice3519]

this just unlocked childhood memories I didn't know I possessed...thank you Mario

[@ProjectDevilEye]

The coloring only makes this timeless classic even better!

[@Suedeash]

I remember a part of my life when I thought the Mario Land star theme came before the Can Can xD The one in Mario Land 2 always gets me pumped up but this one is hilarious with the benefit of hindsight

[@Cestus1]

Haven't played this game for 20+ years and i did complete it under 30 min. Did feel a little disappointed that it didn't have more :)

[@lazyperfectionist1]

All this because Princess Daisy had a plane sitting there, this whole time, with which she just didn't have any piloting skills. 🤷

[@gwishart]

She had piloting skills, but she'd already flown her allotted hours for the day. No point escaping if you're going to face a CAA tribunal when you arrive home.

[@feelsokayman3959]

Didn't want to leave without Mario :3

[@gr5094]

I never played the game to the end, cause of the difficulty of the game .. ^^ But i was a kid .. soo .. Even the second level was soo hard for me when I think back to the old time! What a great game on the Gameboy and the Gameboy colour, damn ... Thanks for showing it to us again :) Thumbs up ^.^

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

1:12 Can Can Offenbach 😂😂

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

Yeah Classical

[@videogamephenomhd]

One of the very first handheld games that only had a few levels, but Daisy made her debut here, who would go on to achieve superstardom by appearing in a bulk of sports and go-kart racing games.

[@mralias225]

thank you so much, i loved this game when i was 3yrs old that was 14 years ago and now i want a remake of it

[@levijohansen2603]

Love this game. Played it all the time when I was a kid

[@gamercatsz5441]

Here's a SECRET: After "the end" the main menu of the game changes, and if you play again, the second playtrough is higher difficulty with more enemies.

[@gwishart]

Does it count as a secret when it tells you in the instructions?

[@jueisynicolle5164]

😭 Thank you for these. Terrific TB when I was a child!!

[@Birox86]

Solo il riascoltare questo motivetto dai primi anni 90, mi emoziona. Erano anni...

[@NintendoComplete]

Just in time for Game Boy's 30th birthday, toruzz has just released a brand-new colorized version that he calls Super Mario Land DX, and it's an impressive update. Be sure to check out my new recording of it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emPEpGeQaLyqg68

[@JamesEarlCash99]

15:57 best music!

[@pigasimu]

* Headbangs *

[@mariokings1294]

First time seeing color version! Thank you so much 😊

[@icloude8107]

This is the first mario game i finished. Brings back a lot of memories. I wish I was a kid again..

[@kuby64]

The childhood memories...

[@helpkirbyhasagun_2047]

Andy Ho I played this so much when I was 7

[@helpkirbyhasagun_2047]

@play I was 7 in 2011 And now that I think about it, I played before I was 7 also

[@gOzaruVids]

This is the best Mario Bross game I've ever played.

[@jdnnle6]

*Bros

[@Danbu1988]

So you didn't play too many? Yea it was nice back than and it has something unique when it comes to look and feel but gameplaywise it's miles behing Mario Bros 3 and Mario World.

[@HeavensSatans]

This game was fun as hell back in the day.

[@RyneMcKinney]

This game came out almost 10 years before Pokemon, yet both of these games are night day. One is short and sweet, the other is huge and epic.

[@user-tt3vp1uw6o]

This game is a 10/10 for real. Majestic

[@vgaoct91]

Nice to see this patched ver. on GBC! Still remember in my youth never getting past 1-3... Until around over a decade later playing this on an emulator... I came, I saw, I conquered this game!

[@MarioFan587YT]

vgaoct91 There is no 1-4.

[@vgaoct91]

My bad, 1-3! But nevertheless, I avenged my childhood's defeats!

[@BlueFlash215]

Great job, man! There are lots of secrets to be found. I know a couple more more. I knew when my friend showed me the "invisible" bridge and when I was walking on top of the level. It felt like I was "behind" the game. Something no other game allowed

[@israelramirez6336]

My Gameboy Color in lime color should be arriving this coming tuesday, I can’t wait!! Watching this and bothering my wife every single time I remembered the details of this game Lol. So excited!!

[@katiekennedy3561]

I remember when my mom handed me super Mario bros for the snes my life changed

[@alexhsu5409]

This game is so classic~ Really want to play it on gameboy again

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Goddamn, now _this_ is some pharmaceutical-grade nostalgia, right here. A wise man once noted that the whole 'retro' movement was characterized by the limitations of each platform, and this is one Hell of a limited platform. 160x144 pixels. 15-bit color palette. And an audio setup that would make a C64 cry... And yet, it saved the lives of countless children who were dying of boredom back in the late 80s/early 90s. God bless Nintendo. The mad bastards may well have shaped the next stage of humanity.

[@Clocksare]

Saw the thumbnail and a wave of nostalgia hit seeing the boss. I recovered a memoru